2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rapid City, SD vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 53.9% more per student than Rapid City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Macon than in Rapid City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.14  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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